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News articleYahoo Finance· February 28, 2026

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Q4 Earnings Call Highlights Pebblebrook Hotel Trust logo Key Points Q4 results beat expectations: Same-property total RevPAR rose 2.9% and adjusted EBITDA increased 11.1% to $69.7 million, with adjusted EPS of $0.27, helped by stronger occupancy (+190 bps) and a 5.5% gain in non-room RevPAR…
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  • The lower capital run rate is a tailwind that could support higher discretionary free cash flow for debt paydowns and repurchases

    80% confidence

  • Pebblebrook ended 2025 with stronger than expected fourth-quarter growth even as the government shutdown weighed on demand

    80% confidence

  • San Francisco RevPAR increased 37.9% in the quarter

    80% confidence

  • Most of the company's pace advantage was in transient demand, while group room nights were down 0.6% for the year

    80% confidence

  • January RevPAR increased 4.6% and would have been almost 7% but for Winter Storm Fern

    80% confidence

  • In December when there were zero conventions, Pebblebrook's San Francisco portfolio still delivered 16.2% RevPAR growth

    80% confidence

  • February was on pace for RevPAR growth of 15%+

    80% confidence

  • Weighted average interest cost of 4.1% is the lowest in the hotel lodging REIT sector

    80% confidence

  • Same-property hotel EBITDA was $2.2 million above the midpoint of the company's outlook

    80% confidence

  • Results reflected benefits from Pebblebrook's multi-year strategic reinvestment program and that several redeveloped properties are still ramping toward stabilization

    80% confidence

  • Pebblebrook may be reaching a favorable transition point

    80% confidence

  • Fourth-quarter total RevPAR in San Francisco increased more than 32%

    80% confidence

  • 2025 featured two very different storylines, with redeveloped resorts and urban recovery markets—especially San Francisco—driving growth, while Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. weighed on results due to unexpected events

    80% confidence

  • The company continued to see softness in government and government-related segments

    80% confidence

  • Full-year same-property expenses rose 3%, and excluding real estate tax and other credits from the prior year, total expense growth was 2.2%, with cost per occupied room basically flat

    80% confidence

  • The company does not expect additional business interruption income in 2026 for LaPlaya

    80% confidence

  • The company refinanced near-term maturities, extended maturities, increased the unencumbered asset base, and provided a fully funded path to address $350 million of convertible notes due December 2026

    80% confidence

  • Adjusted EBITDA was about $6 million above the midpoint

    80% confidence

  • Weather resiliency improvements at LaPlaya are complete and the property is fully restored following Hurricanes Helene and Milton

    80% confidence

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